Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-09-30
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of north side Of roof of the shed
off, also. No one was hurt, but lots
of good running was done up the
hill until safe ground was reached.
The mill belongs to s. G. Hutchin-
son.-Creamer.
It's really surprising to see the
long trains of wagons passing
through our town, going to the ell
evator and mill with wheat, timo-
thy seed and oats. The nineteen
and one half miles of SantaFe road |
through Knox county has mostly |
been built by our hay makers and
they have all this money in addi-
ton to a marvellous good crop OF
everything, ex cepting fruit. The
young men Of our county will fly
high next winter.-Knox county
dependent.
There is an old man by the
name ofGunn, from somewhere in
Knox county, travelling over this
county buying up farms. He pur-
Fchases every farm that is for sale,
whether big or little, and never
grumbles> at the price. Unfortun-
ately, however, Mr.. Gum has
not a red cent to pay for his pur-
cnases with, but this the would
be seller does not find out until
he( Gunn) has worked him for
several days board.-Palm yra
Spectator.
Tobacco acts first as an irritant,
then as no effect, and finally as 8
paralyzing agent upon one just be-
ginning to use it; so that instead
Of being an aid to digestion it
really retards it. With the heart
it causes palpitation and tremu-
lousness that is so frequently OBJ
served, and IS often the cause of
vertigo. It's effects ON the optic
nerve is to cause dimness of sight,
and eventually to weaken the eye
and bring on near-sightedness.
The hearing is also affected by its
use, a tendency being developed
to hear imaginary sounds.---Har-
ward Daily Herald.
A very sad accident occurred on
Thursday evening, the 8th inst.
Little Rosa Decker, daughter OF
Berry Decker, and living one.half
mile from Hopewell church, with
her little brother went out to gath
jer hazelnuts, and after getting
! them, returned to the house, and
on climbing over the fence, fell
and broke both Of the bones in
her right arm in such a manner
that they came through the skin
tearing the flesh very badly. The
neighbors and DR.. Rush were call.
ed in; the fracture was well set and
the little sufferer got along nicely
until the fourth day, when BLOOD
poison set it, from which she died
at 2 o'clock on the morning of the
14th.-Labelle Star
, A Gailatln young man, whose
! name we failed to learn boarded
, train No. l, at Gallatin, this morn.
| ing, with, the intention of going te
, Weatherby. No. l does not stoE
at Weatherby, and when that sta.
ton was reached she was bowling
. along about thirty miles per hour
The young man from Gallatin dis
covered that the train was not go
| ing to stop. and he made a flying
leap, striking his nose apparently
, from the way that organ and the
side of his head was skinned. His
, coat was almost torn off and his
collar bone was broken. 1t is SAFE
to say that the young fellow viii
, never try such a foolish expert.
, ment again.-Trenton Republican
Harrison Sipes, of this city, EN-
ployed with the construction gang
. now at work in the yards, met will
: an accident this morning, by the
reason of which he now mourns ths
absence of the great and little toe!
of his right foot. Sipes, with 1
number of fellow workmen wa
engaged in loading ties, when en-
gine 40 came along. and strucl
the tie they were handling. Sipe'
was thrown over on the track
E on one side, but by a quick move
, ment he got his body off the track
The drivers caught his foot ant
mashed all of the toes, so badl,
mangling the two mentioned tina
, DIR. Patton thoughtit necessary t.
:, amputate them.-Trenton Repub
lican.
A sad and fatal accident occur
l ed near the Porter farm a fey
f miles south of LaGrange Monda,
' evening by which VIM. Cason los
3 his life. The young man had beer
r in LaGrange during the day anC
: became intoxicated. On his wa.
home his team ran away anC
he was thrown from the wagon
, Just how he fell is not known, bu
t when found he was unconscious
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